whizz kid

noun

1. informal,  a person who is outstandingly successful for his or her age

Word History and Origins

Origin of whizz kid¹

C20: from _whizz , perhaps influenced by _wizard

Example Sentences

Whizz Kid Entertainment, the production company behind Ex On The Beach, said contributors were made fully aware of the nature of the programme before filming.

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Whizz Kid Entertainment said a support structure had been implemented before filming and all cast members had been carefully interviewed and screened.

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Other amateurs have tried the same game from their front rooms or garden sheds and ended up getting burnt, concluding that this is a hunt for "fool's gold" best left to the big players unless you're an ex-professional or computer whizz kid.

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Among those packing their bags have been former world chess champion and opposition activist Garry Kasparov, top economist Sergei Guriyev and social media whizz kid Pavel Durov.

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A keen computer programmer, and maths whizz kid since he was a young child, upon starting his compulsory national service, he was chosen for the IDF's computer science training programme ,before graduating first in his officers' training class.

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